Small stock wins Showa brothers prizes

Herd of goats
Herd of goats

FRANCISTOWN: Following a devastating culling exercise of their small stock in 2012 to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) the Showa brothers have bounced back with prize-winning goats.

The duo’s goats winning at the BOCCIM Northern Trade Fair (BNTF), which ended last Sunday, was enough to ease the pain of their initial loss.

Terence Showa, 36 said he was happy that he and his brother Sipho, 39, walked away with prizes even though it was their first time exhibiting at the fair. 

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